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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Congresswoman Mimi Walters have introduced a bill, H.R. 1051, that would require the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne Airport (JWA) as a Port of Entry. A Port of Entry airport provides customs and immigration services for arriving foreign visitors on incoming flights. more

Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in January 2015 as compared to January 2014. In January 2015, the Airport served 736,666 passengers, an increase of 2.5% when compared to the January 2014 passenger traffic count of 718,549. more

John Wayne Airport (JWA) announced the three winners of its first ever photo contest that encouraged Airport travelers and visitors to share how JWA "connects them to what's important." More than 85 participants entered the contest by uploading their original photos to the Airport's contest page between December 17, 2014 and February 17, 2015. more

Travelers can explore local art from five Orange County colleges and universities in the HIDDEN TREASURES exhibit on display at John Wayne Airport now through August 2015. From the art collections of California State University, Fullerton; Chapman University; Fullerton College; Laguna College of Art + Design and the University of California, Irvine, this exhibit includes historic artworks that may have been previously unavailable to the public. The exhibit featuring local, regional, national and international artists can be seen in the Vi Smith Concourse Gallery in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal across from Gates 18 through 21. more